Drone Safety App, LATAS, is Your Digital Airspace Observer

A week after becoming the first company approved by the FAA for beyond line of sight commercial drone flights, PrecisionHawk is launching its low altitude traffic and airspace safety platform (LATAS) equipped with live, manned aircraft data. LATAS is the only tool on the market that links drones, 3D ground data and live manned aircraft data into a single system that tells a drone operator when and where it’s safe to fly.

Quickfire Q&A

· LATAS is a web app that links drones, 3D ground data and live manned aircraft data into a single system to tell a drone operator when and where it’s safe to fly.

What is the goal of LATAS?

· LATAS makes the operator as knowledgeable as possible about the environment around them during flight to improve safety for drone operators, airports and drone manufacturers. (Particularly important during flights beyond visual line of sight.)

· The LATAS API is available to drone manufacturers and app developers to build in safety services for operators. Currently available for PrecisionHawk and DJI flyers on iOS and Android. You can download the DataMapper InFlight app here.

· Through a partnership with Harris Corporation, a systems integrator for the FAA, LATAS has access to live manned aircraft data.

Why is Harris data so important?

· LATAS does not use open source flight data that alerts a drone operator of hazards on a delay.